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lancer

/lɑ̃.se/

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verb/lɑ̃.se/

to throw; to start, to launch; to call out, yell

Synonyms: jeter, projeter

Inherited from Old French lancier, from Late Latin lanceāre, from Latin lancea. Compare Catalan llançar; Italian lanciare; Occitan and Portuguese lançar; Spanish lanzar.

noun, masculine/lɑ̃.se/plural: lancers

a throw; a pitch; a shot

Inherited from Old French lancier, from Late Latin lanceāre, from Latin lancea. Compare Catalan llançar; Italian lanciare; Occitan and Portuguese lançar; Spanish lanzar.